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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
Rankings
Rank Company Headquarters Airfreight (Metric Tons)
1 DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding Germany 2,085,000
2 Kuehne + Nagel Switzerland 1,250,000
3 DB Schenker Germany 1,092,000
4 UPS Supply Chain Solutions United States 935,300
5 Expeditors International of Washington United States 872,480
6 Panalpina Inc. Switzerland 836,200
7 Nippon Express Japan 711,354
8 Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Germany 561,240
9 Bollore Logistics France 555,000
10 Sinotrans Ltd. China 536,200
11 Kintetsu World Express Japan 478,000
12 Ceva Logistics France 451,000
13 Agility Logistics Kuwait 372,700
14 UTi Worldwide 353,300
15 Yusen Logistics Japan 344,000
16 DSV Air & Sea Ltd. Denmark 311,193
17 Geodis France 299,032
18 Kerry Logistics Hong Kong 282,200
19 Dachser SE Germany 275,300
20 NNR Global Logistics Japan 264,068
21 Pilot Freight Services United States 220,000
22 Crane Worldwide Logistics United States 213,000
23 Dimerco Express Group Taiwan 202,000
24 Hitachi Transport System Japan 190,000
25 Apex Logistics International Hong Kong 187,000
26 Damco/Maersk Logistics The Netherlands 180,000
27 Logwin AG Luxembourg 152,000
28 C.H. Robinson Worldwide United States 115,000
29 Toll Global Forwarding Australia 114,000
30 Beijing Harmony Shipping & Forwarding Agent China 100,000
31 BDP International United States 87,000
32 Mainfreight Ltd. New Zealand 86,547
33 XPO Logistics United States 72,612
34 Girag Air Cargo 70,200
35 American Global Logistics United States 50,000
36 BEL International Logistics Hong Kong 50,000
37 OIA Global United States 43,668
38 Scanwell Logistics United States 40,000
39 Shanghai Hengrong International Transportation China 40,000
40 CJ Logistics South Korea 39,100
41 Cargo Services Far East Hong Kong 31,000
Extras
A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
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On the Bubble

Transplace Inc. ($170 million), Frisco, Texas, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, freight brokerage freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, supply chain consulting and transportation management.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics

Cardinal Logistics Appoints Tom White as Chairman

Cardinal Logistics Management Corp. announced it appointed Tom White as executive chairman.

January 30, 2015
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic Rises, Following First Decline in 11 Months

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased for the week ended Jan. 24, after the first decline in 11 months, the Association of American Railroads reported.

January 28, 2015
Business, Logistics

Trailer Orders Jump to Record Level in 2014

New trailer orders jumped in December to the second-highest level on record, rounding out the trailer industry’s best year for order placement, according to ACT Research.

January 28, 2015
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Nev. DOT Hires Consultant for Freight Plan; State Sees Logistics as Economic Development Tool

Nevada’s Department of Transportation commissioned consulting firm Michael Gallis & Associates to prepare a freight plan that could help the state enlarge and diversify its economy.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
January 27, 2015
Business, Safety, Government, Logistics

TSE Changes Name to Redwood Logistics

Transportation Solutions Enterprises, a Chicago-based company that provides a variety of transportation services, has changed its name to Redwood Logistics.

January 27, 2015
Business, Fuel, Logistics, Government, Autonomous

Diesel Average Falls Below $3 for First Time Since Sept. 2010

For the first time since September 2010, the national retail average price for a gallon of diesel fuel is below $3 a gallon, which means trucking executives are both spending less money and pulling in less revenue as fuel surcharge receipts dwindle.

January 26, 2015
Business, Logistics

Plunge in Crude Price Threatens Orders for Rail Tank Cars

Add tank car makers to the list of U.S. industries bracing for the effects from the plunge in crude prices.

Katherine Chiglinsky | Bloomberg News
January 23, 2015
Business, Logistics

IANA Says Preliminary Totals Show 4.8% Intermodal Volume Increase

The Intermodal Association of North America said preliminary 2014 totals showed a record 16.3 million truck-rail shipments handled, a 4.8% increase over the previous mark set in 2013.

January 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

Weekly Intermodal Traffic Declines for First Time in 11 Months

U.S. rail intermodal traffic dropped for the first time in 11 months, the Association of American Railroads reported Jan. 21.

January 21, 2015
Business, Logistics

DHL Opens $35 Million Facility at Chicago O’ Hare

DHL Global Forwarding has opened a $35 million facility in the Chicago O’Hare International Airport cargo zone, the company’s largest air export gateway.

January 20, 2015
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